First Advantage (FA) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026)
First Advantage (FA) posted Free Cash Flow of $68.94 million for Q2 2026, up 90.9% from $36.11 million a year earlier and up 47.9% from the prior quarter.
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First Advantage (FA) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Free Cash Flow at First Advantage was $248.96 million; for FY2025, it was $188.49 million, up 611.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Free Cash Flow shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 22.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, First Advantage's Free Cash Flow was $26.48 million in FY2024 (-83.5%), $160.74 million in FY2023 (-22.2%), $206.61 million in FY2022 (+46.2%) and $141.36 million in FY2021 (+109.3%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has run from a low of -$86 million in Q4 2024 to a high of $71.24 million in Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow increased in five of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 49.4%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow in the past five years was Q1 2026, with growth of 145.5%; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a decline of 50.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow for the three prior quarters was $46.62 million (Q1 2026), $62.16 million (Q4 2025) and $71.24 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 256.53 Bn | 241.60 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.25 Bn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 232.50 Bn | 212.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 405.86 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 125.26 Bn | 111.19 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 965.60 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 112.84 Bn | 100.16 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 83.80 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 91.82 Bn | 73.46 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 305.98 Mn |
| 6 | Zscaler | 34.44 Bn | 20.56 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Okta | 33.84 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 233.00 Mn |
| 8 | Axon Enterprise | 32.01 Bn | 26.54 Bn | 546.45 Mn | -972,000.00 |
| 9 | MongoDB | 29.39 Bn | 19.86 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 139.41 Mn |
| 10 | First Advantage | 3.37 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 203.99 Mn | 68.94 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 68.94 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 46.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 62.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 71.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 36.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.99 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -86.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 43.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 31.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 38.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 56.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 33.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 32.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 38.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 69.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 45.56 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 52.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 38.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 63.25 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 25.86 Mn |
API Access
First Advantage Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=FA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "FA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=FA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();